Alessa No one speaks. Not after that. It was about replacing him. The words don’t just linger—they restructure the room. Every assumption we’ve been operating under shifts, slides, breaks apart. Beside me, Adrian Reyes goes completely still. Not frozen. Focused. Dangerously, precisely focused. Across from us, the man—the proxy—stands exactly where security has boxed him in. Calm. Cooperative. Untouched by the tension he just detonated. Marcus Dela Torre exhales slowly. “…I’m going to need you to clarify that.” The man tilts his head. “I already did.” Marcus shakes his head once. “No. You implied. I want specifics.” The man’s gaze flickers briefly toward him, then returns to me. “That’s the problem,” he says quietly. “You’re all still thinking in terms of events.” Adrian steps forward. One step. Measured. Controlled. “Start thinking in terms of outcomes.” Silence. Then Adrian speaks. Cold. “Say it clearly.” The man studies him. Then nods. “Victor Salazar doesn’t want to
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